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. • :it !) / ';`: • 1 , i ‘ - . . ' - . , . , .. ' 1 '1.17 ~. (1 el/0 lat'V I I S.EVENPENC r. N umnra 10,444 THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 2. 1826 coNTRAoTs for SUPPLYING PROVISIONS, CLOTHING, LINEN, COALS, CANDLES, and other Articles, for CONVICTS on BOARD HULKS. London, February, 11:126. SUCH Persons as are desirous of ,Contracting with the Superintendent of Couricts, to supply Bread, Meat, Cheese, Barley, Oatmeal, Silt, Beer, Coals, Candles, Oil, Soap, Clothing, Blankets, Duck, Linen and Cotton Wrapper Cloth, Shoes, and Leather, for the use of Convicts' on board Hulks at Portsmouth, Woolwich, Deptford, Sheerness, and Chathani, may receive Parr ticulais of the Contracts on applying to the Superinten dant-of Convicts, No. t 5, Lambeth Ter ace, and on board tho several Hulk's, and delicur their Tenders at the Cunt reissariat Office, Treasury Chambers, sealed up and di. rected'to the Superintendant of Convicts, marking thereon `'Tender to furnish Supplies for convicts;" on or before Tuetiday,the 14th March; but none will be received after Twelve o'Clock on that Day ; nor will any Proposal he noticed unleti made on or annexed to a printed Particular, and the 'rices inserted in Words at length ; nor unless a Letter be solijoined to such proposal, signed by two Person% of known propprry, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering in the Stun ennestiq! in the Patticttl;►ra, for the due perfurn►- ance of the Contract. AST INDIA ILO TSE, `.larch 1, taw. itVIIEItEAS, in pursuance' of the 6 th Sec - V . tiou cf the ;th Chapter of, the By Laws of the UNPrED COMPANY of Mt KCIIANTS of .ENGLAND trading to the EAST INDIES, it is ordained, That a Litt shall be published " thirty days before the Annual ElmtiOn of Directors, containing the Names of such Prriprietois qualified agreeable to law, as shall .ignify in writing to iSe Secretary their desire of becoming Candidates for the Dirtction; 3i days before such ;inmst Election." The Court of Directors of the said Company do liere'ly give notice, in'ouier that the Proprietors way conform to the 'aid ity Lave, that Ole ensuing 'ELECTION of SIX DI RECToRiof the said ContpanY for Four Years is appointed for the Ith April next; and taint inch List will be pot). Lilted tl ity days before the said Electiersi as the a b o ve tnentiiTei By. Law directs. JOSEPH DART, Sce.. tliebENT Linl EN, CLERGY, and FRE V.IIOI,DEIIS • .4 1 the COUNTY 'of ORTHU3IBERLAND. OPIT;AMEN', rear result of yesterday's Poll has established my confidence in the reception you gaie me, has con lirrnc;l my belief that .the sacred trust 'of your representation would never be delegated as a piece of family propetty. The only grounds on-which my adversary attempts to justify his opposition, seem tobc his relationship to yotti late excellent Alet.nher. Aly prospects are founded on the great public cause which I stepped forward to protect, and upon those principles which it is equally my pride to evert, and your interest to maintain. • 1 exhort, I intrent the remaining Freeholders of the County to secure me, by their unanimous Suffrages, from the disho nour of being made a victim to broken promises and tnisplaced confidence. I await your assistance, and look forwaul to victory. I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, Your obliged and faithful servant, , HENRY THOMAS LIDDIIL , Committee:onm, Alnwick, Feb. 23, 1826. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PAU...MALL. TILE GAI2LERY for th'e EXHIBITION and SALE of the WOltltS of BRITISH ARTNTs , tooludint‘ the' celebi otea Picture of " Christ crowned with Thorns," ..by Win. TlSlton, ILA. porchafetl by the Directors IS OPEN DAILY,' from Ten in the Morning, until Fire it the Ertining. . . Admis•ion is.—Catalogue ts. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper Fr CLARK'S GENEAAL OUTFITTING WAREHOUSI?,, for the EAST and WEST IN DIES and SOCTII AMERICA, EXETER MANGE, STRAND. Officers, Cadets, and Nlrriters" going to India, and Gentle: hien proceeding to South America, or any other part of thy: Globe, will tind in this Establishment the whole of their Mill. tary Appointments, SwOrds, Chacos, Sashes, Belts, Pistols, &c, together with alarge arid well-manufactured stock of Sea Cots, Couches, and 'Bedding ; Cabin Wash-hand Tables, Chairs, and Lamps ; Sea Chests; Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every , other description of Travelling Equipage. AN ASSORTMENT OF CA N TEEN, ready fitted with the neceisary.raquisites for India, and other tropical climates : likewise a great variety of Silver and Plated Articles, Knives and Forka,, suitable for families going abroad.; Military and Hintlosian - ee Books, Maps, &c. A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage, Curricle, Tan. Phwton, Stanhope and Chaise HARNESS, with every gescription of Saddlery, Scp., &c. for home use, East and West adios, and South America, which merit inspection from their iticcellent quality, tint stile of workmanship, and moderate Priem . All th e Articles in this Establishment are• Warranted, and the ekeellent plan Of fifty 'years standing is still strictly adhered to, or asking hut one Ready Money Price, from which no abate. anent will be made. TOO'IsH.ACHE AND EAR-ACIIE. 1") It it 7 04E4 hiCiC has received the snn • C." and • support, of the most Distinguished Person oges in the kingdom, together with the united TestinionY stf lie first Phyt,iri'ins in Ellrope, and unmet ons favourahlw com.. *mews in Isi, hIF tripeitteible Aledioal lournals, where it has In Tl i . d et l ; ,,Lt to he the" Best thing ever discovered for the Tooth-ache and Ear,ache."—lt' instantaneously relieves the utnst excruciating Pain, preserves the 'Perth sound and firm, Prutenis tin thiir Decay, effectually cures the scurvy in the fastenslnose Teeth, and renders them Firm and Ser. ties:able to the latest period, and effectually Prevents the 'r cod h-ache. Sold in Bottles, at Is, lid. and /s. 9d. by Butlers, Chemists, Chropvidr, corner ot -St: and 54, Sackville.street, „ 113 " rm; Savors. and Co. 136, New Botid•street ; and 220, Re !" " l ' i rtot t and by the principal Nletlicine Venders through. otit the , United Kingdom. ;Y1,,„„, 01 whom also vim he had, t7INSWICK CORN PLASTER,Iin excellent Erndico.... tiog ( ' urns, Bunion', &C. C.ituftti 14 . 1 ask for Perrv'S Essence for the Tooth sat, PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LOItDS, Kutot 1: The House met at ten 'o'clock, when prayers were read by ' the Bishop of Lusccitir. Peers present—Lord Deputy Gm ORD, Earl COWPER-rand Loid Bdt.Torf. In the case, " Campbell is. Steel,'' Mr. Stephens was heard for the respondent, and Mr. Adam in reply.—Judgment de ferred. Lowthin, " Clayton v. Ross, and others. " Mr. Shadwell and the Hon. James Abercromby were heard for the appellant, Mr. Adam and Mr. Keay for the respondents, and Mr. Shad well in reply.=—Judgment deferred. Campbell, Rivers, and Co., appellants, v.,Beath, Rupard, &c. Mr. Adam (with whom was Mr. Keay) was heard for the appellants.—Farther hearing on Friday. At half-past three. Lord tlirron,D rose. ROYAL ASSENT. At four o'clock the House Tesumed, when the LORD CHAN'. CELLOR andihe Earl of SitarwtsaultY gave the Royal As sent, by Commission, to the Transfer in Aids Bill, and the Ex chequer Bill Act. PAPERS AND ACCOUNTS. Mr. Higham presented the annual accounts from the Corn. missioners for the reduction of the National Debt, up to the sth January 1826. Mr.Hutcheson, from the Bank of England, presented; ac counts of the Bank ofEngland Notes in circulation on the 11th and 25th.of February, 1,826. Messrs. Williams and Berrington presented Papers in some Mr. Tomlins, from the Treasury, presented copies of the Charter granted to the Banks in Scotland. Mr. Jotnisow, from the Office of the Secretary of State for Ireland, presented a copy of the Charter of the. Bank of Ireland, and other papers. SILK TRADE. Earl GROSVENOR presented a petition from the Silk Throwsters of the very extensive parish of Gillingham, in Dor.. setehire, against the importation of Foreign' Thrown Silk..— Laid On the table. SLAVERY. Earl GROSVENOR, in presenting a petition from the town of Shaftesbury and the parish of Gillingham upon this subject, observed, that their Lordships' attention had been hitherto oc cupied by other subjects of great importance. The state of the currency, and the distresses of the country, had engaged that House since the commencement of the Session, but he thought . that the system of Slavery should be seriously considered. He was of opinion that the Slave Trade could never be effectually suppressed, until Slavery itself was abolished. He particularly alluded to the domestic tyranny, which was the necessary con sequence of the system, and to the extraordinary arguments used by persons in support of it. In particular, lie mentioned the extraordinary report of man with u very . extraordinary name, a Mr. Fortunatus Wagstaff. His Lordship said, that be • should soon present a petition from the city of Chester, in sup port of this principle. He' then presented the petitions, which were laid on the table. The Duke of' DEVONSHIRE presented petitions to the same effect, front the County of Derby, from the town of Deby, and from the congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent persuasion of that town.... , Laid on the table. The Earl of TA NKE RVILLE presented a petition from Newton, in Bedfordshire, on the same subject.—Laid on the table. Earl SPENCER precented petitions to the same effect from the town of Kettering, and the parishes of Rowell and Desbo rough, in the County of Northampton. The Bishop of BATH and WELLS presented petitions from IllelcOmbe Regis, and some town in Devonshire, the name of which we could not.catch.—Laid on the table. - CURRENCY. Lord MELVII4LE presented a petition from the incorpo. rated Company of Merchants in Edinburgh, against any cite. ration of the banking system in Scotland. BORN. I. 4 ANVIC. Earl OROSVENOR presented, a petition froth Stockburn, in. Cornwall, against the present system of the Corn 'rrade.— lie, however, adhered to his opinion as to the. impolicy of at present discussing the question. He was, however, convinced that it *•as a subject which ought to be seriously considered. — Laid on the table. Lord KING had several petitionito presett against the " job of jobs," but as he perceived - that a Noble bord (Lau derdale) was absent, who took an interest in opposing discus sion on the su bj ec t he would not resent them. in the absence of that Noble Lord and of the Ministers, he did not conceive it p would .be justice to present the petition of 40,000 manufac turers of Manchester, Qnd he would reserve it tbr a day when they were present. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE pretiented a petition on a sub ject to which his Grace would wish to call the attention of the Irish Government. It was from the bout owners and fishermen of Dungarvon, in the County of Wateiforti t agtrinst the reduc tion of Bounties upon Iri4ll Fisheries.—The House then ad journed. HOUSE OF COAMMON►S. holders of that town, praying for the Abolition of Slave r y , and that the . House would enforce that Abolition themselves, and not leave it to the masters of tilace4,--Ordered to be printed. Mr. F. BUXTON wished to dtaiv 'the Attention Of the House to a petition which he was aliout to present (not that he wished to draw any disparaging comparison between the many petitions that-had been presented from ail parts of the king dom -and the one he alluded to), but when he reflected on the number of persons who had atigned. that petition, end joined them -With the signatures of the other petitions that had been presented for the consideration of Parliament, he thought the House would not be doing its duty towards the country if it did not pay attention to the prayer of these petitions.— , He would not detain the House by adverting to the very ge.' neral feeling of the *hole kingdom on the subject of Neap.° Slavery, the petitions that were then within the walls of the House would alone point it out. Ile wisiied to know what was the exact disposition of the Ilia e upon the sub. ject. When the Question was agitated in 1,323, the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite did not then autte his opinion on the subject of Slavery.. He certainly , hat; then said that it could not be tolerated by‘any law, and 'that o , v , adual extinc tion of the practice would be of More advantage than a sudden and instantaneous emancipation of the slaves. But he wanted to know what the Right lion. Gentleman meant by.a gradual extinction. Three years had elapsed since that period, and no ,advances, whether gradual or sudden, had yet been made. A series of resolutions had been then drown up, and had they only been enforced, the state of these poor sufferers would have been much ameliorated. He would like to be informed why they had not been entbrced. An Order of Council had drawn up several regulations, which had been Emit partially brought into force. These regulations consisted of the following Useful orders.--Ist. That no slave should be sold without his family : 2. That the use tithe whip should ,be di minished ; and, with regard to. females, completely abolished. - 3d. That the day of market should be changed from Sunday to any other day of the week, and the Sunday to be given to the slave, either lot' religious instruction or for his own , recreation. 4th. That their marriages were to be legalized. There were many other regulation* which he would not detain the House with, as he was convinced that they were rmuainted with them. When then regulations wete first brought under the considetation of the House, hone of the Gentlemen wind were acquainted with the Vireat Indies had expressed the slightest doubt but that they would be cordially received by. the West India Planters; Something, however, had been done in the Colonies, but to a very trivial extent.—ln To. bago, they had altered the market.day front Sunday to Thursday, and hid admitted negro evidence. In the hamas they had adhered to the Order ofCouncil,in riot separat. ing the slave from his family ; and in Barbailoes they had al tered the laws relating to negro evidence. But he would add that in Jamaica they had abolished flogging, but also had not attended to any one of the Orders of Council. In Antigua, Dominica, Bermuda, and many other Colonies, nothing Iraq been done confbrniable to these regulations. He would suggest that whatever was to bit ttone should lie done by the House Itself, or else these resolthions and regulations - ought to be withdraivri altogether, and the House acknowledge that it had no power on this subjeet of general complaint. He would conclude by making use r3f the Right lion. (ientlenrin's oivn words, at the conclusion of a most eloquent speech' delivered by hint during the Session alluded to. He would merely say to the Right Hon. Gentleman (for his own remarks were ap plicable to himself on this occasion), "'Crust not the meters of alaVes with any thing relating to the slaves, anti which, at ' the same time, is detrimental to their interests (the slave °salmi) for be assured they will not enforce any thing against them ' selveS.r The Hon. Member then presented the petition (which was of considerable length having no less that 72.000, signa tures) from the City of London and its vicinity.—Laid on the table. Mr. Secretary CANNING was Understood to say, that as the Hon. Gentleman had grounded his speech upon the,prayer of the Petition he should beg the Clerk to read it at length. The Petition was accordingly read. .., Mr. Secretary CANNING said, before lie answered the call made upon him, by the Hon. Gentleman who hail presented the petition, lie had been anxious to hear the petition read, and he perfectly concurred in the sentiments esspresazel tey it--(Hertr!) --Ale .would, however, request the Clerk to Veadthe Iteeolutions which the Honourable Gentleman had alluded to. He would prefer hearing them before he answered him, although they might still be fresh in the memory of the liouse.—(The Hese luttons were then read.)—The honourable Gentleman heti stated the existence of slavery to be inconsistent with the Itri tish Constitution, and incompatible with the Christian religion. Ile felt it his duty to explain to what degree he admitted that proposition. Unquestionably no man would contend , that slavery was consistent with the Itritielt Constitution or agreeable to Christianity. But whilst he admitted the truth of the Propo sition as an abstract proposition, he could not admit it as it practical ground for legislation, because it went to tit:price Par liar dent of all discretion ; if the principle were to be admitted as an absolute basis for practical measures. it would call upon them to proceed to the abolition fit' slavety'nt; a nuisance not to be tolerated for a moment by any Christian aaaembly, or by the British Parliament, because it was repogeent iti the spirit of Christianity and of the Constitution. He had on a former 0C- 1 casion taken the liberty of stating his opinion, that hovt- : ever proper it might be that religion should be re ferred to in their deliberations, or diet its temper and spirit should exert b constant influence over their minds, it was both inconvenient and dangentus w make its partictilar precepts the subject of express expressdiscussion in that House.— lier/ever re ugnant the spirit of Christianity might be to the institution of slavery, Whatever tendency it might have, and no doubt it had a strong one, to undermine and overthrow that condition of society, it had pronounced no authoritative and ex press command for its immediate 'and universal destruction.-- tie thought tbe proposition, if it meant any thing more than the expression of a religious feeling, proved a great deal too much: So, with regard to the Briush COnetittition, if it were said that it was consistent with slavery in any part of the ilti-i tish dominions indiscriminately, ontliatinedly the proposition, would he untrue; but it was undoubtedly true, neverthelese,' as a matter of history, that the Parliament of this, the freest country in the world, had, with respect to a part of our docoi niens not only tolerated, but ent7iiiiragcd its existence. Did he therefore infer that they were hot to adopt every proper and prudent measure with a view to the fiend exunction of this evil ? i By no means. The only distinction between the Hon, Gentle:- man and himself was., that hislitinciples were such as admitted of no delay. His (111r.Canning's) would only lead hint grade ally to undermine a syStern which had been held compatible with all our inatitutions. Parliament Was certainly pledged to the aiei lition of slavery, and he was desirous to see how far those pledges could be redeemed without the employtnent of coerition e for although they were pledged to the abolition, they were not pledged to the adoption of any otherthan slow, gradual, cantl e ous, and if poisible safe means of attaining kt. The House had adopted hie resolutions rather titan those they superseded, and he hoped to shew that' Governintnt had not been negligent , or inactive in the pursoit of the objects they had in view. `Piece resolutions had been passed in 'slay, I tip, and copies of them lied been immediately transmitted to the Colonial Authorities, feeling, al Government hind alt., that it would be desirable that the changes should be effected without the application or the treat of coercion, or without interfering With the Colonial legis lations so far even as to attempt to ehtipe their course. Hopes had been entertained that the suers resolutions of that House would have sufficed to inspire with a kindred feeling, aial sti. mutate to corresporxl en t action the eiilonitil Assemblies. In this l h o e w l i a n m g y en e t a l t t i o w s y ity they h embodied tli substance of those Restolutions in been disappointed. Then in the foie an Order of Council, i m perative upon all the Coloniee where no local legielature existed, and expected to have it cOnsider. able influence over those u sleintilive where they did exist, This also had proved, not certainly altogether, btu to a great degree i d i o ad ne t:e ft e n n ti u th se a l it 1 1 ; 1 or diet House to take the unavailing. The lion. Gentleman stated that all those efforts otwlittecnaoltinicittigebratritoyrse than nothing had beets matter into its own hands. The lion. Uentleman also said, and it wee true. that he had declared that, if contrary to his hopes and expectations there should appear to exits in the Colonial .Assembliee a spirit of determined resistance to the views of Parliantent e that if contumacy should be manifested, that then; If that case should arise, the Executive Government would be bound to resort to the assistance of .-Perliaitient. Un doubtedly he did not mean to dt•ny, that in the case he - hail had ehewn that any powers supposed, it might be proper for rliamn to rfere, so tar with which it mielit be emulated us to strengthen the ban& of the Executive ; t which he tlithight to r t hi s puepew, wou ld not reimin dormant io its hands. In such a case lie had no doubt that there would be found persons in this House, in this' Government, to overcorne every' oh stacle that might bi interposed to the accomplishment or their wishes. The only difference upon the question Was, whether _ An Account of all the Sums received by, the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed: ___ _ _ CORN LAWS. Sir RONALD FERUUSSON presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Burntisland, in Scotland, praying against any alteration in the Coin Laws.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME presented a Peti ti o n from the inhabitants of the town of Stockport, praying for on alteration of the Corn Laws. —Ordered to ire printed. presented from the Boot and Shoe 'Mititkesrsimoilta' risil:tinegttoin w no, al s ni a was ordered to be printed. Petitions to the same effect were likewise presented from this County of Bedford ; at front and fro certain, Parishes in the County of Suilblk ; and ordered to be printed. Mr. W. 11'111TMORE postponed his motion on the Corn Laws to Thursday, April 18. IIIISC I, LA NEOUS. A Petition was presented from Overton,, In Southampton, against the importation of French Silk.---Laid on the table. Mr. 000C/I presented a Petition from the 'Coroners of Sudblk, praying for an increase of salary.—Emilon the table., Mr. 11. DRUMMOND gave notice of his intention, on IVednesilay neat, to bring in a Bill to repeal two Acts of the Scotch Parliament relative to assault and battery. Mr. tiOULBURN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to regu. late the 'punishment of otlinices in Ireland. The lion. ber said, that during last Session, tin Act had passed both Houses of Parliament, enabling Judges to punish criminals by sending them to hard labor for certain length of time, arid he wished the Act to extend to IrßY.eland: S Mr, HustE presented a petition yrom the Town of Ka. toonc and its Vicinity, against Slavery.—Ordered to be printed. Two similar petiuons, from the Town and Borough of Ipswich, and from, the Protestants of the said Town and Borough, were presented by Mr. LINNAIID.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. 14. LACK presented a petition from Lutterworth against Slit•iery.—Orilered to be printed. Mr. ALLEN presented it similar petition from the Country of Pembroke.—Lind on the table. Mr. W. Wll argon, on presenting a petition from the Town of Oswestry against Slavery, and the protecting Duties of West India Sugar, gave notice of his intention after the Easter Recess, to bring forward a motion founded on the prayer of the' petition, which he then presented.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. Worolitottsir presented a petition from the County of Norfolk, praying for the abolition of Slatiery.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. W. PEEL, on presenting a petition from the Gentle men Agriculturists, and others, of Tamworth, said that the Pe titioners went a step .beyond any others that had yet petitioned Parliament on thi s su bject. The Hon. Member stated,lhatlhe petitioners would willingly contribute their share towards in demnifying those Slave Proprietors, in the Colonies, who would lose by the emancipation of their Slaves.—Ottlered to be printed. Several petitions, praying for the gradual Abolition of Slavery, were presented, from the Town of Carlisle by Sir P. Musgrave ; from the Town and Borough, of Portsmouth by Mr. W. Smith ; and from Royal by Lord Althorpe, which were laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Sir G. Rontresoie presented a petition from the Town of Northampton, signed by 2,300 61 1 the most.respeetable House. such a case or contuntteY had arrived. If-he were coiled upon ' yield to fear, but which was not to'he sub l d , u r m ad l e b i y the tbr p b:a ii n o c e e n to answer the question he would say,. that it had net -arrived. the speech of the Bight. lion. Gentleman which had heed He remit certainly at the. same time admit that there were under diecussiun *As tlio African:Stave alluded to was nettle in 1799 ; and althOugh, the eubjeet them grounds in that speech Would be found equally grounds of alarm. He did, certainly perceive indications of a contumacious spirie; but he should hope to the last, and sub the question of the manumission of ramie - applicable tO out to grievdus and frequent disappointment rather than take a step pregnant with the Most alanninteconseeuencee to this . Mr. Secretary PEEL said his anxiety to promote the object . e country and the colonies - . The p ate enfant of Tritsidad had pf t h e p etition must be hi e a p olo gy for recommending =caution, paid attention to every part of.the Order in COuncil—there to honourable Gentlemen. Whatever might be the future were no omissions to allege against it. . duct of the West India Awiemblies—whether • tiny adopted the alternative of continued resistance, or of :whelk:men—tend ho Mr..FOWEIsL BUXTON said a few Wo r ds exp res s ive of liis dissent. . betted to God they -weuld adopt the latter)--the tooth:) , of abe alt. Secretary CANNING—He ought rather to have said; staining ; from irriteting language was obvious. It they were . compelled to legislate, it was desitable , that they should have that none of the alterations recommended for the improving the condition of the slaves hail been left untouched. The lee. willing instruments to carry eheir laws into effect. The Right lionotirable.Gentleman commented with great force en the state gidature of that Colony had ,riot upon every point gime so far as might have' , heon deeited t but it had et leastinsnifested the of the law, as it now existed in the %Vest Indies, with regard Spirit of acquiescence, end had done something in pursuance to the evidence of stares. , It was calculated to impair the see or every distinct recommendation. fie would now state to the corny of every intereet, AI well tie tq degrade the character of the slave. lie said he should abetain from tiny lenithlierted obe i louse how far the Order in Council had b een adopted in the , eervatiens upon the subject, lest the strength of his. feelinge Colonies generally. 'lbis Order conteined ten distinct classes • wiled inadvertently draw from him expressions calculated to The let related to religious inetitutionse incliedino of course ~ F3t filar- phriatiiv id olio dic c u e the clue observance of the Sabbath. i. Slave evidenee. 3. "i tutru and nt a l bject in vie*, to &hien . rwe the condition chide* to manumission. 8; Sale of slave a. or their transfer produce irritation in any quartet. Thei .6. riagee. 4:- The security of the !Property ofealeveae 'ce the elay.e, end he trusted that every /lon. Gentleman would from one plantation to , another. 7. The separatinn of fine_ ciutiouetwelietain front expressions :urinating against the et. band and wife, (reef parent and child. U. Punishment and taint - nein of that practical object. the abolition of the use of the whip, as ht stimulant to la_ :Mr. SCA ItlaBl"r entirely concuniel in the obeervations.of bour. 9. The flogging of female Itinves. • ith Stieinke Banks: the ,Itight. Hon. Gentleman. He thought e that the best mode of. There were twelve Colonies which poseetised local . begie- improving the condition of the ,slaves was to conciliate their lettuce, or at least such simititutions as ',gave them a will meet ere, He vote convinced that repreaches or .tuenaces would of their own. -Ile would state to , the nous& how twiny of be productive of mischief rather than of ad viiutage.. . these had adopted, either simply or with modificatione, the Mr. I'll ILIA PS swot With regret thet the, Colonial Legittlini several alterations %iitch the Ordee in Comical had recommend- tore either evaded or totally negteetod, die recto worndationi Id to their notice. Tight of them had acted upon the rt4oin.! made to them in consequence of the Ittetolutions of the Houser. mendation which related to religious instruction ; seven upon Hie hoped, however, that tinder, the !holier receminendationi that relating to slaves' evidence; tiee upon that relating to mar. which it was now the intention of the Oovernment to make; riage; eight ch i the security of elttir property,; five on the in. they would adopt an entirely opposite.,course of proeeeding.— separability sband and wife; !bur on vibe sale of slavee ; Ile recollected the thne when every mate 'ay advoceted the eight on abolition of *hip as a etimuluirto lehour le five with alicilition of .the Slave Trade was censidered as an enthusiast, regard to the punishment of 'females I. Mid !here he must say anti treated as unworthy of attention. Whatever were the vioe that he should have expected.a More 'gneral acquiescence, for lent feelipgs now, entertained by the slave toasters, he had not certainly the abolition of the tise of the AeliO, Which is an in- the sligbtest doubt lent that the gradual emancipatiun of slaves strument of punishinent to female slavese wait the cheepeetand would be aceomplished as the former great measure was, and easiest mode of shewing subtniseion that cotild. be imagined ; . diet eventually the same parties would. declare it one of the and e s any grounds, he could have been inditced to . adopt greittese benefits that could. have been conferred upon therm—. the resolutions of the lionotitable Gentleman, it would have All great measures, however, founded in truth and justice, had, been upon that of the existent ot a . practice so tibliorent to encountered violent opposition while they . were in progress, air every humane or manly . reedier. NV ith respect to Savings certainly as they afterWardi met With-universal assent and ape Bak; tett of the Colonies heti paid, attention to the Order probation. Ile was fully convinced of the sincere intention. in Council. It was quite Ante thin ' the . meaeuree recent. deeirenf his Majesty's Government to etrectahe amelioration el mended had not been adopted' in many instances without the condition of the slave, preparatory to his eventual munch; considerable modifications. The question then returped, potion. lie would not, therefore. consent to any proposition whether the Colonial Legislature.; bed been 'so obetinate eor hurrying them out of the course which they thought the en d co ntutneeloue as to render •it ream:try. to .depart "fe a t . and best for attaining their object, and at th e se i n e time.. from'a system Which had 'reduced eoitie ' resnlts, however preserving the rights of property and the continuanee of order imperfect, and to adopt measures whiefi would involve the to the coloniele while Principle of Colonial Legislation. He Cohteseed that Mr. W. HORTON way anxious to see , a few words in fure when l+e saw judicial proeedingtie'lit consequence of Which therance of what had fallen from the Honateentleimin who had black life hail been taken, andßingß, in which the evidence of Sieve's just sat down, .as to the impropriety of taking this question out tin:morn had been admitted, it made the result of the recent of the' hands of the Government, or of urging them into a pre dieetpeninis in the Howie of Assembly at Jamaica excessively . cipitate kohl-se-of action,- by winch their object might be lost, `painful to the teener. When. he contemplated the result die and the, worst coneetwences produced. lie was .sure that any thou trials, and saw a Bill throttei out, the object of which was person who . looked into all the complicated beatiegs of the e»nliko the evidence of Mattel admissible in canes in which the question as he had done, would bee that much existing miscues. property only of white men might be involved. he weld not but ception of the nature and effect of the proposed measures must address an imploring voice to the Legislature of Jamaica to wipe be cleared away from the minds of the West Indian , Colonists, oht the stain from io its character as nekly. as possible. He could before they proceeded in a course which otherwise could produce not adduce private informationseas fit to. influence the decisions onlyexesperation and unpleasant feeling,. without leading to of that . Howie, _it would be a,dangerous -ground on which to any good end. .it was dear that the coloniste were posseesed of build the proceedings of Perliament, but lie had great hopes that the opinion that their audierity °ye/hitt elaves would he wealt h) the next Sestribn of the Jamaica Legislature, their receot uses. sued by the Measure recommended - by the Government. He t o would be revoked. lie could not ekpect the House; Would put it to the Honse t then, whether it would nut be better. . to rely on what he then stated, nor could he lie understood to: to leave arghment and experiment to operate upon their minds • pledge himself to the worst, but he lied certainly received such , and destroy that opinion, rather than adopt • any precipitate faint/tenon, and seen such an analysis of the recent divieion, its , course of action. To ehew r a sh the minds ot the colonists were . had inspired him With a velconfident hope that in its next Seas beginning to be disabused upon this subject, he would read to 'ion that Assembly would exhibit a very difihrent temper.' Ile the House a letter he lied that day received from Demerara.— wits.. therefore, desirous of giving another chance without .dise On Jan. 1, 1826,. the Order in Council .respecting Demexara, oohing the welfare and habitual actions of vitiating institutions. came' he t° operation: , In that Colony It had been expected that Although the paranionnt authority of the British Parliament itorn the m.oment of its being in force a change would take place, was not doubtful in principle, yet the conetemencett which might i in the conduct of the slaves, Mid the peewit whte*rote the letter arise from its practicel oeration Were such as would induce ' I was we of those who were fortnerly alarmed fot the consequenceil I him to puttee. Ile was desirous of giving turther ttiel ; but of the Order in Council. The letter was to this tercet r— ives not so far at variance with the lion. Gentleman upon this - ti You may recollect the alarm and upprehension which we all etibiecteas to say that if' the respite should'mincer to have been ! felt here for the effect of the new regulations, comptishig the tin own nway, it might not become necessary for Parliainent to ' abolition df the whip and other changes. lam happy to state; e;;l;ert its authority, or rather he would sat, my the powers no* i that although these repubitione have been in force since the entrusted to Government hid certainly not been abused, to ( tru t h Ist, no inconvenience has arisen from them; I assembled the the Crown with new powers, for the accomplishment or th,,:i,„... ! elaves together, and explained to them the new laws, and said portant purposes which they all had equally:at heart,. It wee 1 that the names of all who received punitaliment were to be en.: ' the intention or Government, during the next Seselon of the I tenet in the black book, 'hut that I hoped they would give tie,: Colonial Legislatures, to lay before each of diem a Bill. founded 'I occietion for its* use. 1 told them, that instead of biiilding a . upori the Order in Council, and thus to force from Them' an ' genial shohld employ the money it would cost in improving expreee „decision Upon the various topics it embraced. wh en , their holism They said they Wknild keep the book a blank; this idiot& have been done, there would then have been three i and up to this time they have done so, and I !hope they will gnitletione of admonitioneafirst, the resolutions of that house; I continue to do it." Hun. Gentlemen declured that he second, the Order in Council; anti next, a Bill laid before the I , h h i i Lougee I.l_S letter did honour to the writer, and it sheiied that Legislature by the Executive Government of each eoltiny, upon ' the change was already working its way in the minds of the which they would be compelled to come to a decision. .He shout,} t colonists. lie had also received inforthation, though it was not he extremely sorry that the experiment lueliad mentioned ahntsld 1 of such a nature as to be laid before Parliament in the shape not be tried before they had recourse to any tore 'violent p ro _e of official documentioe.that in Triniciad,.eince.the new rept ceedings. !Mitch misconception upon these subjects prevailed I lations had - been in force, the system of task-work had been in the'Colonies, nor could their repugnance to make an where:. intvoilutted .amongst the :deem If they finished An appointed thin of .their system excite nuich surprise, if they r efe e cted ' work within the time allowed them, they had the remainder to how - diffiedit it was to oi/creme long existing prejudices even , employ either in relaxation, or in other occitputione.for -their in the British Perliernent. 'The Coloniel Legislatures might, own benefit. He would leave it to the !ouse to Kay whether in some degree, perhaps, be excused for having resisted flit this was not an improvement in the condition of the slave, as three years, measures which had taken them by surprise, and well as a benefit to the.master.--( Hear i) —All these things must inetteurce Web might he thought, to lessen their dignity ited I tend to. produce, in the muds of the proprictots A CenViCtiOri importanee. in Seine instances the question of compensation to that the alterations proposed would not prove injurious to. the holden of' slaves had been introduced: Ile was at a loss to • their interests and property. It was upon a contrary suppasi. know what could be meant by compensation. There was no- tion that the Colonial Legishoure had acted. Upon that view thing recommended to the adoption of the Colonies which only, he watt convinced, had they founded their oppolOtion ; n o t tended in the "slightest degree to the deterioration of their froinany objection to the measures themselves, but only as con ;property. Compensation was connected with the .idea of a sidering them a partof a system intended for the destruction of compulsory manuiniesitio. 'lf they adopted the recommene their property. To accoinplish the object of emancitiation mutt ( l e sions of that House they would find ample compensation in be a work of time,' to be pursued with a fixed purpose, but with the increased comfort of the slaves, in their elevation to till care anti c ircumspection ; and,. ebove all,. it was of tetrarnount detiee, to the right', and to the dignity of men. lie shout importance to carry the TheAterS with them. lie did, therefore, grieve if any step :wale taken to intercept benefits which w ould hope dist the Hoes° would support the measures of his Bight he more advantageous tit once to the slave and to the master, lion. Friend, and reject any proposition for involving them if they flowed freely from the latter. The HonOurable in a course •of •:greetet , precipitency. He would. not have the Gentleman had referred to a speech of his delivered some time Howie suppose, because the care of . the Inland of Jamaica in the last century. Ile often envied the situation Of Honour- had been cited to thew the determined opposition with which I able Gentlenien in that House who, free from responsibility, the recommendations-of Government had, been meta—let it could give unbounded ecope to their enthusiasm, without any not be . suppobed that there Were not °Armies in whieh much apprehension of the consequences of their sum:phone, or any had heen,dotio in enntrillance with those recommendations. — of the care or trouble belonging to their adaptatiOns to piaetice, In the Colony of eits Vincent, Suede). 'evorkMg, tied been lie Ile could not this periodtertaiely, and in this present situation roiled to fin eerie , houLin the Incoming; the evuience of *laves hold himself to be bound by any effusion which mi g ht have haul been admitted in cfitninal MACS; the Marriage of alar eevive escaped him during the last century. He might have een inn. legalized; the•property.of slaves was recognized end,prottected. pi ntent then, and was nut, perhaps, very prudent now. Anal he I lii the isiend of Dominica., Snnday labour war* abolished alto , had very recently rend extracts from n pamphlet ascribed .to welter, end *lave evidence was admitted in cases not capitithand the Hon. Gentlemain and which contained sentimente widish he where their matters we're riot involved.' He did ' not Mean 10 would not now .be very reed to avow. He disclaimed tier. any thet this was eatistnetorY, but it showed that the wishes of randy all neponsihility for whatever he might have said clueing the Goverernent and the House were in progress of being carried into effect. What the details of the lion. arid teemed Geode- ' the last century, but it keened to him that the question then: in discussion mutt have been the question of the ;have Trade. man's nin were, he knew not, but if the Howie, as it professed There could then, at least, have been no eitieStiim respecting to be, was satisfied of the intetieions Di Mittieterss and with the .! eeimunission. It was probable that he might have suited the course'the were Pnrseling, lie hoped it would prefer that come ai)t. , lute power, .combined with unstinted supply, was likely to - to any direct legislative intetferance wider Regent eireunie Iceet to great prOal, , ,ittity Of rise health, ilea, etreninii, and life stancai. or sieves. If he had stated thie, it was not at all inconsistent Mr. K. DOUGLAS deprecated the intinduction or irritating With his present opinitina. The sentiment was founded upon a topics into the discussion, and ex pe nse d his hope .that the general principle of human nature. It applied es much to the speech of the Right Hon. Secretary for Foreign Attritive would leader °run army as to the proprietor , of shave'. In conclusion, be allowed to go froth without alloy, • and to have its effect, on the Right Hon. Gentlemen expressed his opinion, that there was the Colonial Legislature. He was One of those who possessed not such eeedenee of contimeicy on the pert el the Colonies, as West Indian property; and he entirely agreed in time retolutions to .cell,. for . time leterfereiwe Odle British Legielature. Ile which the House font - lull' Paused. thought time ottght etili to be afforded, in the lonte that the dir. SYKES said that lie was not satisfied to loom the goes . necessity for interteretwe might be averted by the conduct of tion left exactly where it was now fot another year. When Abe Colonlid Assemblies. in the mean dine he would supply, that heti. passed, they should still tiaa themselves in the same if pOASible, an :Additional motive to urge theneon. He intended' situation, for he had heard ito pledge that the Right lion to' m ove that a copy of their ite:dlutions should he sent to the Gentleman would be: prepared: with a measure next yeati Lords in order to tintaili their concurrence , ilesenonlii think it tilthotigh his expectation , * might again be ilisappointed. The his duty to opoose any at tetno tto legislate duringthe present case;, therefore, remeined precisely in the same state; Mid titer Session. Ile did thitt, neither denying the abstract tight of the could toe hope to live to see the tune when there would bet Otto Withal Parliament to legislate for the Colonies, not the post& en nmeliotetion of the hetdeliips and sufferiegs of elavYeee" bility that the ocetteion Tor its operation might arise. It was hie What heti twee done to the West indiee.hati neon overstatede opittion; however, that the ozcasion had mint yet arisen. . for h artiountt dto little or twitting. ' Th e n u n.: letent bet hare A conversation here canted be t ween m e , c ee r e i N ( I a rid. air, referred to en Act of one of the Helmet of AteremblYi to phew llitouritt AM, in rooeteptestee of some questions put by the lat. that a law late! l Witted, contained many .provileotte hostile tie tel. as Loathe tieeieion o r c er t e a ff c o nf n i a l I, eg i s i a t tites en s p ec ifi c the recomenee mimes of the tiovernmint end the Resolutions , toted when the too.: prepeeitions.- of the Howie. Uetil he heard soave tune 111 r. W5l. SAIITII animadverted on the decision o f t he vereinent would eompel the eiloption or oars""'"" re7 ''' he tauntHoitsenf 'AmeettiblY or ''Mintficiti and annealed to the speech cm treed . Hit Hon. tend Learned Friend to pr,tccid with the Bilk of the lhmke of Manchester he confirmation of hie opinion that of which he bath ghten notice. , not hing wit% to be expected f rom that body it, accordance with 31r„ W. 110,teroN 0,040.0, him tue Ant to which the the views of the "°"" It had Inahlfee'ed a spirit which tniet I} t Ildn. Member had Whew', contained an aneending clause;e,.